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Demet ŞAHİN
Department of Planning and Mitigation
Risk Assesment and Strategy WG
NATIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
IN TURKEY
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• Earthquakes;
– 70% of the population living in seismically active areas
– 66% of the country is located on active fault zones
– 75% of damaged buildings and 64% of the total disaster losses in the last century are due to earthquakes
• Floods;
– Mostly in coastal plains and exacerbated by deforestation, erosion and ignorant development
– 15% of total losses are due to floods
• Landslides;
– 25% of country is exposed to landslide hazard
– 11% of total population is located in landslide areas
– 16% of total disaster losses are due to landslides.2
Turkey is prone to mainly three types of natural disasters
THE EARTHQUAKES OF 17 AUGUST AND 12 NOVEMBER
17 AUGUST 199912 NOVEMBER 1999
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Disaster and Emergency Management System of Turkey
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GölcükYalova
Adapazarıİzmitİstanbul
Bolu
Zonguldak
Bursa
Eskişehir
100.000 KM2
15 mil. population
APPROXIMATELY AREA
Total 18.243 Deaths 48.901 Injured People
Total Material Loss 8 Billions of Dollars
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Legislative Changes
• Obligatory Earthquake Insurance• Control of Construction Processes• Proficieny in Constructional Professions
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Organizational Changes
• General Directorate of Emergency Management attached to the Prime Ministry was established
• Ministry of the Interior has set up regional centers for relief and emergency operations.
• Independent National Earthquake Council was set-up
• Local authorities’ responsibilities for disaster mitigation were extended
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• By the Act 29/5/2009 dated and No.5902 Establishment of Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency;
- TEMAD Under Prime Ministry
- MoI of Civil Defence DG
- MoPWS Disaster Affairs DG
were closed.
New Emergency Management System
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SYSTEM REORGONIZED DIRECTORATE-GENERAL of
CIVIL DEFENCEDIRECTORATE-GENERAL of
DISASTER AFFAIRS
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL ofTURKEY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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BY 17 DEC. 2009
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• System has been simplified and qualified.• All duties, competencies and authorization of
three institutions automatically passed into DEMP.
• Main duty of DEMP is assessment and provision of needs in coordination with all governmental institutions in case of disasters at all levels.
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PROVINCIAL LEVEL
By the new Act;• Disaster and Emergency Management Directorates are established in 81 provinces • In each province the emergency centers are established affiliated to the Governor, too.
Civil Defence Battalions in 11 Provinces11
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Presidency consists of 6 departments;Presidency consists of 6 departments;
1.1. Deparment of Planning and Mitigation Deparment of Planning and Mitigation 2.2. Deparment of ResponseDeparment of Response3.3. Deparment of RecoveryDeparment of Recovery4.4. Deparment of Civil DefenceDeparment of Civil Defence5.5. Deparment of EarthquakeDeparment of Earthquake6.6. Deparment of Administrative AffairsDeparment of Administrative Affairs
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Planning and Mitigation Department
Duties of Department;
To prepare disaster and emergency response, risk management and hazard reduction plans which will be applied nation wide,
To determine possible disaster and emergency areas
and to pronounce preventive measures,
To determine reconstruction, plan and project
rudiments of disaster prone areas,
To determine cash,goods and humanitarian aid rules,
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Planning and Mitigation Department
To work for informing and raising awareness of public about disasters and emergencies,
To collect and evaluate informations about disasters
and emergencies occured inside and abroad,
To determine standarts of common communication
and data systems in Disaster and Emergency
Management Centers and inspect them,
To carry out the routine works of Disaster and
Emergency Training Center.
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Planning and Mitigation Department
• Related to Disaster and Emergencies;Related to Disaster and Emergencies;
To determine administrative strategies,
To establish and operate all kinds of communication,
early warning, data and prediction centers,To suggest to related agencies about public
investments and personnel requirements, To do or get trainings and exercises,
To ensure improvements and generalize insurance
services,
To determine and supervise service and acreditation
standards,
To do the other related works given by the Head of
Agency.
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NATIONAL PLATFORMStudies in order to create a national platform in
Turkey has been started in 2008, with a committee consisted of main actors involved in disaster management structure of Turkey.
In 2009, after a restructuring period and with the establishment of Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey (AFAD), new authority held the activities.
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Structure
- National Platform is a coordination and advisory group of several actors from disaster community.
- Platform is formed by the decision of Cabinet and chaired and managed by AFAD.
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Governmental Organizations - 17Non-Governmental Organizations and
Professional Organizations - 8Universities - 5Local Authorities - 15Private Sector - 3Media - 4National Association - 1
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1. Contribute to the needs assessment studies for disaster risk reduction activities, policies, make proposals for national action plans on DRR,
2. Contribute to the programming, monitoring and evaluation of DRR studies at national level,
Functions and Duties
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3. Ensure more effective and multi stakeholder studies and activities among the various partner organizations working in the field of DRR and make available more effective and rationalist use of sources,
Functions and DutiesFunctions and Duties
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4. To direct the in line organizations on the following topics; Integration of development plans and policies
into DRR targets, Identification, implementation, monitoring and
definition of priorities of hazard and risk studies by supplying consultancy,
Functions and DutiesFunctions and Duties
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5. Develop strategies and policies in order to achieve DRR and support the existing ones,
6. Maintain the implementation and monitoring of Hyogo Framework of Action Strategy Plan in the country,
7. Support the activities in order to increase the awareness of public to disaster risk reduction,
Functions and DutiesFunctions and Duties
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An Application of Local Disaster Preparedness -Lessons Learnt From Marmara Earthquake
Istanbul13-14 million people, almost 20% of Turkey’s population, live in İstanbul. More than 40% of Turkish GNP is generated in the region.
- Probability of a big earthquake
within the next 30 year is over 50%.
- Probability of a big earthquake
within the next 10 year is over 20%.
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Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project
(ISMEP)
Country / Region : Turkey / Istanbul
Project Duration : 2006-2014
Implementation : Istanbul Special Provincial Administration / Istanbul Project Coordination Unit (IPCU)
Finance : World Bank / European Investment Bank
Loan Amount : (Joint WB-EIB) Euro 610 Million
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GOALS
Strengthening institutional and technical capacity of emergency management
Increasing emergency preparedness and response awareness
Retrofitting/Reconstruction of priority public buildings
Vulnerability inventory and project design for cultural and historical heritage assets
Taking supportive measures for the efficient implementation of development law and building codes.
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COMPONENT AENHANCE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
• Provincial Disaster Management Centers
- The design and land allocation studies for the Provincial Disaster Management Center Buildings are finalized.
European Side – HASDAL
Asian Side – FSM KOZYATAGI
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COMPONENT AENHANCE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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- Enhancement of Analog FM Radio Infrastructure (İstanbul Health Directorate – SAR – DMC – Police Dep)
- İstanbul Disaster Management Center- Mobile Lighting Towers- Disaster Containers- Medical Equipment - National Medical Rescue Teams
• PUBLIC AWARENESS AND TRAININGS Individual/Family Disaster Preparedness Training Disaster Preparedness Training Program for Neighborhood Disaster
Volunteers School and Hospital Disaster Preparedness Training Business Community Disaster Preparedness Training
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COMPONENT AENHANCE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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COMPONENT AENHANCE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Survival Under Extraordinary Conditions TrainingPsychological First-Aid ProgramStructural Awareness Training ProgramNon-structural Risk Awareness Training ProgramAwareness of Compulsory Earthquake Insurance ProgramUrban Planning and Construction for Disaster Mitigation for local decision makers, technical staff and community representatives
- Training Materials, distribution of 500.000 brochures – information cards, 3000 t-shirts, 3000 caps, 50.000 magnets, 100.000 bags
- Also, social guidance and awareness for the beneficiaries of retrofitting schools
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COMPONENT BSEISMIC RISK MITIGATION
FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES
Building TypeFeasibility Studies
Completed Retrofitting Works
Ongoing Retrofitting Works
Completed Reconstructing Works
Ongoing Reconstructing Works
HOSPITALS 28 7 1 1 1
POLYCLINICS 19 9 1 -- --
SCHOOLS 794 413 57 64 60
ADMINISTRATIVE 34 16 -- -- --
DORMITORIES / SOCIAL SERVICE
18 14 -- -- 2
TOTAL 772 459 59 65 63
• Training of approximately 3000 civil engineers – • Protocol signed with Ministry of Public Works
and Settlement
- New Turkish Building Code
- Vulnerability assessment
- Damage assessment after disasters
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COMPONENT CBUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT
ISMEP PROJECT
Contributions;Prevention of potential loss of life
Mitigation of social, economic and financial effects of a possible earthquake
A model for the design and implementation of other projects and activities within the field of disaster management
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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